Speaker profile
pioneered development equity and strategic foresight in development assistance at the Inter-American Development Bank. She has also led the identification and development of technical assistance in innovation portfolio in renewable energy, stock exchange development, health care, IP, and privatization across the Caribbean and Latin America.
Proven social innovator: established the leading Caribbean American advocacy organization, the Institute of Caribbean Studies. Established Annual Congressional Forum on Capitol Hill on US/Caribbean relations & Pioneered White House Briefing for the Caribbean American Community in 1999. Commended in the US Congressional Record as a leader and the architect of June as National Caribbean American Heritage Month. Listed on Forbes as one of the Top 50 Female Futurists in the world.
Keynote speaker & Ideation leader on the future: Most requested topics include: From Future Shock to Future Sense; Future of Wellbeing; Industry 4.0; Future of the American Dream.
Experience includes conferences such as Bellagio Consultation on the UN World Conference Against Racism; UN High Commission on Human Rights; the Salzburg Seminar on Moral, Ethical And Spiritual Leadership.
Past speaking engagements: World Steel; Jamaica Development Bank; Guardian Life Insurance; American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Jamaica Stock Exchange; US Securities Exchange Commission; US Army; US Department of Agriculture; US Patent and Trademark Office; Black Engineers Conference; World Bank African Diaspora Forum; Harvard Black MBA Conference.
Specialties
- Strategic Foresight
- International Development Project Design
- Sustainability Engineering
- Scenario Analysis
- Stakeholder Consultation
- Futures Explorations Design & Facilitation
- Storytelling in business
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Organizations and event organizers can confidently hire this speaker to conduct keynotes and workshops about future trends across a diverse range of topics and in the following formats:
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| Advisory calls | Discussion with your executives to answer specific questions on a topic, project or subject of choice. |
| Executive coaching | One-to-one coaching and mentoring session between an executive and the selected speaker. Topics are mutually agreed upon. |
| Topic presentation (Internal) | A presentation for your internal team based on a mutually agreed topic with content supplied by the speaker. This format is designed specifically for internal team meetings. Maximum 25 participants. |
| Webinar presentation (Internal) | Webinar presentation for your team members on a mutually agreed topic, including question time. Internal replay rights included. Maximum 100 participants. |
| Webinar presentation (External) | Webinar presentation for your team and external attendees on a mutually agreed topic. Question time and external replay rights included. Maximum 500 participants. |
| Event keynote presentation | Keynote or speaking engagement for your corporate event. Topic and content can be customized to event themes. Includes one-on-one question time and participation in other event sessions if required. |
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Contact us to inquire about booking this speaker for a keynote, panel, or workshop, or contact Kaelah Shimonov at kaelah.s@quantumrun.com
